Tag forming and affixing machine.



G, P, HULLNGs.

lAG-PORMING AND AFFIXING MACHINE. APPLIUATIQN FILED Nov.1s, 190s.

\ K Patented Feb.2,1915.

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atkins/1^ G. R HULLINGS. TAG FORMING AND AFFIXING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED Nov.`1s, 190s.

l,27,006. Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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GEORGE F. HULLINGS, F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

'lIAG FORMING AND .AFFIXNG lIVIACIl-IINIE..

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

Application filed November 13. 1.908. Serial No. 462,517. i

To alt 'whom it mag/'concern Beit known that I, GEORGE F. HULLiNes,

'a' citizen of-the United States, residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful I mproveinents in Tag Forming and Aflixing Machines, of which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to laundry apparatus, and more particularly to a machine for affixing tags to garments preparatory to' lagainst the anvil to feed' staples thereto.

Another object is to provide a novel form of stapling hammer, engaged in the guide y member, the operation of which serves to more the guide members into position.

Another' object is'to provide a novel form of feed mechanism for supplying staples beneath the stapling hammer 'of the device. Another object is to provide a novel' garment guide for the anvil.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims, and that any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side View of the device, Fig'. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. along the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a sideview of a modified form of the device.

Referring to the drawings, lthere is shown a machine comprising a base portion 10 carrying spaced uprights 11 at its rear end,

and an anvil. member D at the forward end, over which there is disposed a movable member A, carrying a tape feeding and a stapling mechanism, the member A being pivotally supported between the upriglits 11 as shown. The stapling member comprises inwardly of its edge.

spaced arms 12 secured pivotally to the uprights 1l, and haring upwardly extending portions 13 adjacent theirpivotal point. The outer ends of the members 12 are connected hy means of a block 15, and formed between the members 12 and the adjacent respective ends of the block 15, there are vertically extending guide slots 14.

The members 12 have rectangular open- `ings 16 formed therethrough and communieating with the guide slots 14, and secured outwardl)r thereof, there are staple guides 17. extending divergently upward, and adapted to feed staples lthrough the openings 16 into the slots 14, as shown; a follow block 18 is'disposed in the guides 17 to press the staples toward` the slots 14. Carried revolubly in a suitable manner between the arms 12 adjacent their pivotal points, there is spool 19 carrying a suitable form of tape 20, extending forwardly beneath the block 15, as shown. 'Suitable support portions 21 are carried between the arms to retain the tape against falling therebelow, and

a supplementary guide plate 22 isdisposed above the tape. between the arms, and intermediately of the portions 21, for a purpose to be subsequently indicated. The block 15 is provided with a pendant fiange 23, at its forward edge adapted to engage outwardly of the anvil D, which checks the forward movement of the tape 20, as will be subsequently shown. A knife 24 is secured to the rear face of the block 15,and is adapted to 'coperate with a'knife 25 secured to the rear face of the anvil D to shear the tape over the anvil in proper lengths for stapling upon a garment. The anvil D is provided with a recess 26 at its rear side adjacent to the knife 25, and a resilient spring plate 27 is disposed rearwardly of the anvil and curved forwardly thereover to guide the edge of a garment into the recess 26, so that the tag may be secured upon the garment The spring 27 is adapted to be depressed beneath the stapling member 'A during' the stapling operation, without interfering with such action. The anvil D includes a movable upper portion 45 provided with spaced slots28 disposed in registry with the guides 14, and carries pivoted transverse plates 46 below the slots and at their ends. y o

The plates hang pendant, and normally tend to lie at the lower limit of their movement. Carried by the base 10 beneath the movable portion 46, there is a xed member I its forward end to lugs vthat atterv a staple `is forced downwardly` 'within vthese slots, `the end portionswill be pressed laterally inward and forced upwardly into clenching engagement with `the tapeand garment. Y This construction allows bending ofthe staple arms aftercomplete perforating action, and tearing of the goods is" thus avoidedby lateralmovement of the arinsduring insertion. r

Carried by the block 15, there are spaced guide posts`30, upon which there is slidably engaged a block 31 having spaced passages l engaged slidably over the posts, and having "secured-"to its opposite ends stapling ham-f mers 32 disposed slidably in the guides 14. n

Engaged around the post 30 under tension vbetween' ltheblock' 15 and the bar 31, there are helical springs 33, to hold thebar yieldably'at'th'e outer limit of its movement. Secured to the yupward extensions 13 ofthe 'arms 12 is a lever 35' engaged lpivotally at 36 carried Aby the Vblock 3 1. Secured to the lever. 35 there 1 are-downwardly extending'connections .37 l

adapted for engagementwith a suitable operating means'which may comprise a pedal or hand operated lever orother suitable con-A struction, and which it is not deemed necessary to illustrateiin the presentdrawings, as this does not forma part of the invention. Securedv to the base 10',4 there are rearwardly extending diagonal springs 38 carrying'at their upper ends atape engagingy member 39, comprising .a series of prongs or'points 40 directed upwardly and extending approximately at right angles with the spring 38, though it'willbe'understood that the member may beset at any desirable angle. The member' 39 extends rearwardly. and is curved downwardly,as shown. 5

Engaged beneath the ymembers 12, there `is a'spring 41 ybearing against the base 10 and upwardly against the members 12 to hold the stapling mechanism normally at the upper limit of its movement. Their up ward movement is limited either by the op--v erating'means, or by a single lugsuch asis shown at 42 on the arms "1Q,"v and adapted Vto engage the base 10 to block their pivotal movement.

In Fig. 4 'there is shwn a modiac'aion ofVv the apparatus, in which the operating means 37 is connecteddirectly to the arms 12, the

portions 13 and 85 ofthe 'lirst described form being V.thus eliminated. The block 31 in this form carries a hand engaging knob 52,'and the device. is otherwise the Asame as described above.

tion. Y

It will understood'that desired the formof anvilherein shown may be dis' pensed with. .as the device would becompletely operative with aplain yblock anvil having suitable staple engaging recesses customary in such constructions# e Referring tothe first described form of the device, it will be seen that a garment maybe presented over the anvil D', and when the pedal or other operating mechauism actuated, the stapling member .Ais

moved pivotally against the *resistanceL of the spring 41 bringing theblock lag'ainstv the anvil B, the knives Qllfand 25 engaging the tape'QO therebetween, with shearingac-`4 tion; ,continued movement of the operating means depressing the b ar 31 bringing the hammers 32 into engagement with the staf ples 32v which.' is forced4 downwardly through the severed portion of the'tape 20V and clenched upon the anvil D as will be apparent. f Y i 4Whatis claimed is:-' ,l l u' -f Y 1. A machine of the class described comprising a base portion, c an anvil carried thereby, said anvil carrying a knife at its inner edge. a 'stapling member pivoted `upon the base, and havingstaple guides disposed vertically above vthe anvil and adapted for presentation thereagainst at ,'times,v resilient,

means engaged with said staplingmember to hold itat the upper limit offits move ment, tape carrying means, means for feed-V ing the tape over said anvil, a knife vcarried nl. 10d

by the stapling member adapted to coperate with said first named.' knife in shearing action upon the tape, staple carrying means. adapted to feed staples into said guides,v hammers movable in said guides, adaptedto engage staples to clench them in a fabric, resilient means engaged with said hammers tol hold them normally 'at the upper limit of their mov-ement, and operative means engaged with said hammers adapted -to force theminto engagement with the anvil, said...

stapling member being adapted to be pressed into engagement with the anvil upon action of the hammerfoperating,means, for shearing action'upon the tape,said tapefeeding lmeans being `ldapted, to operate bytheretractive movement of the stapling member.

In combination, an anvil member, a pivoted stapling member vertically movable thereover, resilient means engaged with the stapling member to hold it normally in spaced relation with the anvil, tape-carry ingmeans upon4 the stapling member, staplefeeding means carried by the stapling member, spring supported hammers carried b v the vstapling member and means for actuatingthe hammers and tape-shearing means,

ing on one side. and a spring pressed lilcin- 'bcr secured at one end to the base member and extending diagonally upward with respect to the tape passage, and having tapeengagmg portions projecting into the passage, said engaging portions being adapted.

to 'be reciprocated upon vertical movement of the stapling memberv for feeding engagement with the tape.

Jr. In a device of the class described, an anvil member. a resilient guide member spaced .from one side of the anvil and projecting inwardly thereover for engagement with a portion of fabric presented over the anvil, to guide the edge portion of the fabric downwardly over the edge of the anvil, a lnlife member spaced immediately adjacent the guide member, a vertically reciprocable sta'pling member engageable with the anvil, tape-carrying means carried thereby and a. knife member carried thereby and adapted to cooperate with the first named knife. member in shearing engagement with the tape upon operation of the stapling member.

A stapling-machine including in combination, a base, an anvil upstanding there from, a staplingsdevice movably connected with the base and having an inactive position above the anvil andN adapted to be actuated into an operative position in close proximity to said anvil, to operate upon a plurality1 of staples simultaneously; a plurality of staple supporting vmembers adapted to feed a pluralitiY of staples simultaneously above said anvil; a fal'iric-support lnovably sustained over the anvil. means for actuating said support, and means fory clenching a pluralit\1 of staples simultaneously in the fabric.

6. In a tag forming and ailixing machine. the combination with a base. of a casing mounted thereon and capable of movements toward and away from the base, an anvil, coacting means carried by the casing and base for feeding a length of tape, .said means being operated by the movement of the casing in one direction, means for severing said length ol tape, means for stapling said cut tape. and mechanically operated means for controlling the stapling means.v both the severing' means and the stapling means being operated sin'iultaneouslv, the severing means and stapling means being operated to sever and staple when the casing is moved toward the. anvil and both returned to ilioperativt` position when the casing is moved a\va v from the anvil.

T. A tag-forming and aliiXing-machil'ie including in combination. a base. an anvil car ried thereby. a casing movably mounted on the base and capable o'l'- movements toivard and away from the anvil, means'for feeding tape over the anvil and deriving actuation by the movement of the easing in one direction,.means for cutting the tape into a predetermined length, mechanism for clenching aI plurality of staples simultamimisl)Y in the cut tape., mechanically-operated means4 for cont-rolling the stapling-niechanismg the severinganeans and the stapling-meehanisni being loperated in a predetermined relation, and the severing-means and the staplingmechanism liieing also Aoperated in a predetermined relationto the operation of the stapling-mechanism.

S. A device of the class described, including in combination, a stationaryY base, an anvil carried thereby, a stapling and tape.- carrying instrumentality also carried by the base, means for changing the relation between the anvil and said instrumentality, cutting-means adapted to act when the relation between said instrumentality and anvil is changed, means for feeding tape over said anvil, and means for feeding a plurality of staples simultaneously to .said stapling instrumentality.

9. A tag forming and affixing machine comprising the following components: an anvil component carried by the base; staple magazines disposed on an element forming another component, also carried by the/base: means for changing the relation/between said components; tape carrying/'means on one component; tape feedingmeans disposed on the other component. and actuated upon movement of the component-s away from each other', means for cutting the tape into strips to be secured to a fabric; and means for simultaneously clenching a plurality ol' staples in said tag' and fabric.

l0. A tag forming and aiiixing device comprising in combination a base: an anvil. as one component. carried hv the base: a casing. as another component. also carried b v the base: means for changing the relation of the components; staple magazines adapted to feed a plurality of staples simulta- 'neo'usly above saidl anvil, carried by one of said components; tape carrying means disposed on one of said components; tape feed-A ing means also carried by one of ysaid components, and being operable lasthe relation o t' the` components isfehangedl in one direction; and means for cuttingthe tape vinto tags, saidmeans being operable Whenthe re-y f lation of the components is changed in the ing means disposed on one of said compon ents; tape yfeeding means adapted to operate as the anvil "and casing are parted; means 'for cutting the tape into tags to be affixed to a fabric; and means fory simultaneously elen'ching al plurality ofstaples from said magazines into said ta e and Vfabric, said elenching and 'tape cutting means being o erable as the-anvil and casing are brought together. Y

12. In a tag forming and aiiixing machine, the combination with abase, anl anvil carried thereby; a casing also carried by the base: ystaplin'g mechanism carried by Said casing; staplemagazines adapted. toffeed a plurality of staples simultaneously to l said s tapling l'nechanisn'i` disposed on said easing; tape carrying instrumentality on' said.y casing; tape feeding mechanism carried'by said base; saidl feeding mechanismbeing op` erable when the casing and anvil a're'parted; and means forcutting the tape into tags'l y vandy placing it beneath the staplingmeans,"v

` as the anvil and'casing are engaged.' y In a' tag forming and afiixing machine,

they combination with a base,. of an anvil carried thereby; a casingalso carried by the base; stapling instrumentality carried said easing; staple magazines adaptedto feed. a plurality of staples simultaneously to said stapling instrumentality also disposed on said casing; tape carrying means .on said Aeasing; tape feeding meansrdisposed ons id-l` base, and coacting with saidfcasing to pl ee a v predetermined quantityV of tape upon a fabric'placed on thevanv'il; means for c'ti lting the tape vto iolfm tags: and meanslA or actuating the stapling instrumentality to simultaneously clencli ay plurality of staples through the tape and fabric betvvca-ni'the cas` ing and anvil. p. y f n y ln testimony whereof I ailix my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses. f GEORGE F. HULLINGVS. Witnesses:l v

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